Cherie Lynn Anderson
Jun 8, 2025
Cherie Lynn Anderson, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, returned to her heavenly home on June 8, 2025, with her cherished mother by her side.
Cherie was born on August 12, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Dan and Cherril Anderson and from there moved all over with her father’s Air Force assignments. She graduated from Bellevue High School in...
Phyllis Merlene Hendricks
Jun 6, 2025
Phyllis Merlene Hendricks (née Eastin), known to family and friends as Merlene, 80, of Grantsville, Utah, passed away on June 6, 2025, surrounded by family and loved ones.Born on May 7, 1945, in Moab, Utah, Merlene was the youngest child of Virgil and Bertha Eastin. She was known for her kindness and warm smile.Merlene dedicated her life to caring for...
Mary Jolene Wilder
Jun 5, 2025
Mary Jolene Wilder, 67, as in life, quietly left her earthly home for her heavenly home June 5, 2025.
Mary was born March 3, 1958 to Llewellyn Oliver Wilder, Jr. and Lois Durfee Wilder in Great Falls, Montana. She was a quiet, humble and gentle soul, but with a strong presence. She was an innate leader and teacher with powerful insight...
Janet Lynn Fawson
May 20, 2025
Janet Lynn Fawson was born August 23, 1947, to Lucille Evans and Lloyd Carlyle Pack, Sr. in Los Angeles, California, where she was raised most of her life. She loved her childhood there, always talking about the friends and neighbors who touched her life. She also witnessed the creation of Disneyland and kept her love for the park throughout her...
Marjorie Howlett Castagno
May 5, 2025
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 5, 2025, from complications of Dementia with Lewy bodies.
Marge was born on August 28, 1946, to her loving parents, Chet and Elaine Howlett. She was the best big sister ever to her four younger siblings. She grew up in Wendover, and since there...
Gordon Thomas Soffel
May 2, 2025
Gordie passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Friday, May 2, 2025. To put this man’s story into words would be to write a book too long to read. He was the most loving husband, father, grandpa, and friend.
Gordie was born on January 11, 1947, in Redlands, California, to Bill and Vera Soffel. He was the third of...
Kristen Marie Spradling-Raymond
Apr 29, 2025
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Kristen Marie Spradling-Raymond.
Kristen (Kris) was born on September 16, 1984, in Tillamook, Oregon. She was raised by her father, Mark, who at the time was completing his degree in chemical engineering at Oregon State University.
As a child, Kris loved riding her little white bike, playing with friends,...
Elwood Courtney Spencer
Apr 8, 2025
Elwood Courtney Spencer, age 86, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on April 8, 2025.
He was born November 5, 1938 in Escalante, Utah, to Courtney and Nellie Floy Griffin Spencer and served and LDS mission in Paris, France from 1958 - 1960.
His survivors include his three children: Angela Lynn Brown (Richard), Melanie Dawn Hunter (Lynn) and James Elwood Spencer; two...
Janet Louise Nordquist Brough
Apr 6, 2025
Janet Louise Nordquist Brough was born August 13, 1945, in Salt Lake City and died on April 6, 2025, in Tooele, Utah. She is the daughter of Edwin Clyde Nordquist and (Peggy) Venna Louise Taylor.
She grew up in what is now Millcreek, Utah, and graduated from Skyline H.S., then the University of Utah as a math major with a physics...
James Paul Kelley
Apr 2, 2025
James “Paul” Kelley was born on August 3, 1956, in Tooele to loving parents Samuel James and Marilyn Annette Smith Kelley. He passed away on April 2, 2025, surrounded by his wife and loving family.
Dad was the rock of our family with a larger-than-life personality. Any room Dad walked into, his presence was immediately felt. Dad would often do things...
Shirlee Jean Wells Speer
Mar 26, 2025
Shirlee Jean Wells Speer passed away March 26, 2025 in Orem, Utah while in hospice care at her home.
Born in Grantsville, Utah on January 25, 1935, Shirlee was the wife of Hoyt Speer of Oran, Missouri and the eldest child of Melba Ratcliff Wells and Wesley Wayne Wells who raised their family of 5 living children in Grantsville.
Shirlee graduated from...
Darrel B Peterson
Mar 20, 2025
Darrel B Peterson (Doug) passed away March 20, 2025 due to complications from a fall. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Saxon. He is survived by his children Tracy (Jody), Leslie, Larry (Lori), stepkids Robin, Debbie (Jason), and Ron (Terry), and several grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren. A viewing will be held 26 March 2025 @...
James Albert Johnson
Mar 8, 2025
James Albert Johnson, 91, died peacefully the evening of March 8, 2025. He made his debut in a small home on Hale Street in Grantsville, Utah, born to Paul and Laura Johnson on January 7, 1934. Jim was a proud Navy veteran of the Korean War. He married Lola Jefferies on December 29, 1954. He ran a barber shop at...
Espoir Gapasi Igiraneza
Mar 6, 2025
Espoire Gapasi Igiraneza was tragically taken away from us at the young age of 6. Espoire attended Hillside Elementary and was in preschool. He loved spending time with his classmates and was loved by his teacher and everyone who had the chance to meet him. He was full of life.
He loved watching basketball and football with his big brothers. He...
Tammy Lynn Smith
Mar 5, 2025
Tammy Lynn Smith (Tammy Williams), 57, passed away on March 5, 2025, in Tooele, Utah.
Born on December 21, 1967, in Tooele, to Kent and Renee Williams. Tammy spent her life surrounded by family and the community she cherished. She found great joy in Grantsville Cowboy football, country music and concerts, shopping (especially for shoes), watching her nephews in all they...
Felton Reid Lancaster
Feb 17, 2025
Felton Reid Lancaster: Tribute to a Legend
Felton Reid Lancaster ended his last round of golf a few shots under par. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Felton was the pride and joy of Felton Astor Lancaster, whose resume read more like a tall tale (bootlegger, NASCAR driver, gambler, golf pro, pro baseball player, school bus driver, etc.). Felton's mother, Dorothy...
Kelly Claude Castagno
Feb 17, 2025
Our loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away from a current illness, peacefully surrounded by his sweetheart and family on February 17, 2025. Kelly was born on August 24, 1961, in Tooele, Utah to Claude Don and Norma Browne Castagno of Grantsville, Utah. Kelly attended Grantsville High School where he met his sweetheart Jodie Lynn Shields. They were married...
Cynthia Ann (Robertson) Mays
Feb 6, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Cynthia Ann Mays, who left us on February 6, 2025, at the age of 69, in Grantsville, Utah. Cynthia was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, partner, and friend whose warmth, kindness, and generous spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. She was a devout Baptist who loved...
Wade Arthur Manning
Jan 31, 2025
Wade Arthur Manning, age 63, of Lehi, Utah, passed away unexpectedly in his home on January 31, 2025.
Born to Jay and Valdess Manning on May 30, 1961, in Lehi, Wade grew up surrounded by the beauty of the Wasatch Front and developed a passion for sports that would last his lifetime. A proud graduate of Lehi High School, he played...
Stephen Lee Warner
Jan 31, 2025
Stephen Lee Warner, born April 16, 1954, to Leslie L. Warner and Sophia W. Blanchard. He died on January 31, 2025, in Grantsville, Utah, at his home with his wife and his daughter, Saundra, holding his hands. He fought an eight year battle with Epithelioid Angio-sarcoma, a form of soft tissue cancer.
He attended elementary school in Socorro, New Mexico, junior...